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课件网) Unit 10 Section B 2a-2e Period 5 2a Group work What do you know about customs in foreign countries What do you think is the biggest challenge when visiting a foreign country e.g. My cousin went to America, and she said that learning basic table manners was her biggest challenge. She never knew what she was supposed to do at the dinner table. 1. Li Yue enjoys her change life in France. ( ) 2. Li Yue was never nervous before she arrived in France. ( ) 3. People are supposed to put their bread on their plates. ( ) Reading Read the passage and check the sentences (T or F). T F F Fast reading 1.Why is Lin Yue in France 2. Does she enjoy staying with her host family How do you know 3. How does she feel about making mistakes when she speaks French 4. What is the biggest challenge she is facing Because she is on her student exchange program. Yes, she does. She says her host family is really nice. 2b Read and answer the questions. Learning how to behave at the dinner table. It doesn’t worry her like it used to. 他们想尽一切办法，让我感到宾至如归 Dear Laura, Thanks for your message. Yes, I’m having a great time on my student exchange program in France. I was a bit nervous before I arrived here but there was no reason to be. My host family is really nice. They go out of their way to make me feel at home. The grandmother knows that I miss Chinese food a lot. So she actually learned how to make Chinese food! She also has a teenage granddaughter about my age who is really kind. She always talks to me in French to help me practice. You wouldn’t believe how quickly my French has improved because of that. I’m very comfortable speaking French now. Although I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn’t worry me like it used to. My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table. As you can imagine（想象）, things are very different from the way they are at home. For example, you’re not supposed to put your bread on your plate. You’re supposed to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I’m used to it. Another example is that you’re not supposed to eat anything with your hands except（除……之外） bread, not even fruit. You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork. Another thing is it’s impolite to say that you’re full. If you don’t want any more food, you should just say, “That was delicious.” Also, you’re not supposed to put your elbows on the table. I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything, but I’m gradually getting used to it（渐渐习惯了）. I don’t find French customs so strange anymore. I’ll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France. Hope you’re having a good school year. Yours, Lin Yue Post reading 2c ★ Guess the words you don’t know when you read the passage. ★ Read the sentences and replace the underline words with the phrases in the box. 1. Making mistakes in French used to make Lin Yue nerv ... ...
